Script to Delete Squid Cache when the File Size Exceeds the Limit

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This Script is used to delete the Cache Files if the Size exceeds the limit 2.5 GB.

Note:

This script could be used as an auto-remediation procedure for the below custom monitoring script.

https://scripts.itarian.com/frontend/web/topic/script-to-monitor-squid-cache-file-size

Run as System User

Tested in Windows 8 Machine

Procedure's Instructions

import os
import ctypes
import time
from subprocess import PIPE, Popen

class disable_file_system_redirection:
    _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection
    _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection
    def __enter__(self):
        self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()
        self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))
    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
        if self.success:
            self._revert(self.old_value)

def getfoldersize(path):
	total_size = 0
	spath = path
	for path, dirs, files in os.walk(spath):
		for f in files:
			fp = os.path.join(path, f)
			total_size += os.path.getsize(fp)
	return str(total_size)

def ecmd(command, output=False):
    with disable_file_system_redirection():
        objt = Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
        out, err = objt.communicate()
        ret = objt.returncode
    if not out:
        return ret
    else:
        return '%s\n%s' % (out, err)

Squid_Path = r"{0}\Squid_ITarian\var\cache".format(os.environ['systemdrive'])
if os.path.exists(Squid_Path):
	print("Squid cache folder is present on the system")
	filesize = getfoldersize(Squid_Path)
	if int(filesize) > 2684354560:
		print("The 2.5 GB quota for the Squid cache folder is exceeded")
		print("Folder size in bytes: {0}".format(filesize))
		print("The cache folder will be deleted")
		command1 = 'net stop squidsrv'
		with disable_file_system_redirection():
			os.popen(command1)
		time.sleep(3)
		command2 = 'sc query squidsrv | findstr STATE'
		with disable_file_system_redirection():
			servicestatus = os.popen(command2).read()
		print("Squid service status:")
		print(servicestatus)
		command3 = 'RD /S /Q "C:\\Squid_ITarian\\var\\cache"'
		with disable_file_system_redirection():
			os.popen(command3)
		time.sleep(3)
		command5 = '"C:\\Squid_ITarian\\bin\\squid.exe" -z'
		ecmd(command5,True)
		time.sleep(10)
		command6 = 'net start squidsrv'
		with disable_file_system_redirection():
			os.popen(command6)
		time.sleep(20)
		filesize2 = getfoldersize(Squid_Path)
		print("Results:")
		print("Folder size in bytes: {0}".format(filesize2))
		command7 = 'sc query squidsrv | findstr STATE'
		with disable_file_system_redirection():
			servicestatus2 = os.popen(command7).read()
		print("Squid service status:")
		print(servicestatus2)
	else:
		print("The 2.5 GB quota for the Squid cache folder is NOT exceeded")
else:
	print("Squid cache folder is NOT present on the system !!!")
	print("This procedure will stop")

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